South Carolina · Census place 26305
Forest Acres city, SC
Quick answer
Forest Acres city has 10,491 residents, ranking #60 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $76,417, the median home is worth $260,500 and median gross rent runs $1,182 a month.
- Population
- 10,491Forest Acres city residents
- Median household income
- $76,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $260,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,182Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Forest Acres city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Forest Acres city median would spend about 18.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 78.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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